Package-banding machine



July 17, 1928. 1,677,587

' A. M. ENGLISH PACKAGE BANDING MACHINE Filed July 16, 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet l g INVENTOR.

July 17, 1928.

A. M. ENGLISH PACKAGE BANDING' MACHINE Filed July 16, 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR July 17, 1928. 1,677,587

Y A. M. ENGLISH PACKAGE BANDING MACHINE Filed July 16, 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 Ely-I i INVENTOR.

July 17, 1928.

A. M. ENGLISH PACKAGE BANDING MACHINE Filed July 16, 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 I N V EN TOR.

July 17, 1928. 1,677,587 7 A. M. ENGLISH Y PACKAGE BANDING MACHINE 7 Filed July 16, 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 I N VEN TOR.

July 17, 1928. 7 1,677,587 A. M. ENGLISH PACKAGE BANDING MACHiNE Filed July 16,1926 6 Sheets-Sheet e Patented July 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT rr-"Ice.

ANALDO 1a. nnemsn', or MILLS, prnAs'r Bos'roN,

\ PACKAGE-BANDING MACHINE.

Application filed July 16,

This invention relates to package banding machines for the purpose (of wrapping or banding a package or skein of embroidery yarn, tape, braid, fish line or the like '(or 6 other small articles of various sorts) and broadly considered contemplates means for applying a flexible band or wrapper about a package and securely attaching the same. in place, for example, by means of an adhesive.

' The principal objects of the invention are to provide a machine adapted to wrap and aflix a suitable band or label about a package neatly, efficiently, and uniformly as hereinafter described, and eliminate to a large extent the labor and expense of wrapping by hand. Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings: 1

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the complete machine looking towards'it from the front and one side of the same;

Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the right-hand side of the machine;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation, partly in section, showing the driving mechanism in elevation, together-with an elevation of the feed reel for the unwrapped packages or skeins and the band feeding means;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, showlng the seizing or holding assembly, and illustrating the feeding of bands and unwrapped packages, the moistening of the bands, and the assembling of the packages 35 and bands;

1 Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the principal parts of the seizing or holding assembly, and the means for inserting the package and label in the receiver;

4 Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which a package and label are grasped in the initial holding assembly;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of cylinder of the suction pump and means for separating a 45 band from the band or label reservoir;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the band or label feeding means with the pump removed;

, Fig. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the bands are separated from the reservoir; and

Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are side elevations,

partly in section, illustrating steps in the wrapping of a band about a package.

Referring to the drawings (Figs. 1-3),

K the initial seizing or holding assembly,-

means of 1926. Serial no. 122,811.

2 designates an oblong shaped member comprising the rocking or swinging frame of 4 the shaft upon which the same is fastened for operation when said shaft is rocked by the crank- 6 actuated by the cam 7, which is aflixed to the cam shaft 8 and driven through spur gears 9 from the main driveshaft 10 by the belt driven pulley 11. Pivoted to the member 2 are seizing means comprising a center seizer 12 and end seizers- 14 (see Figs. 4 and 5). The seizers are levers so pivoted to and carried by the member 2' that when the same is swung towards the operator seated at the front of the .machine, the lower ends of the seizers 14 come in contact with the members 18 adjustably affixed in the water box' supporting frame 15 so that the upper ends of the end seizers 14 open and swing away from the member 2 and carry with them the center seizer 12 because of. their pin and slot connections at their sides (see Fig. 5). Thus the center seizer and thetwo end seizers together form one jaw of the initial holding assembly and the upper transverse portion of the member 2 forms the opposite jaw of the initial holding or seizing assembly, which hereinafter may be referred to as assembly A (Fig. 5). The seizers 12 and 14 normally tend to close or grip because of the springs 20. In Fig. 4 a

package designated at and a band designated at b are shown p aced in position between the jaws of the assembly A which engage or seize the package as the assembly swings far enough away from the members 18 so that the springs 20 can rock the seizers 12 and 14 and cause them to engage the package p and band. I). It is, of course, contemplated that the packages or labels (or both) may be placed in the machine and/or fed by hand, or by machine as hereinafter described, or in any desired manner, and I accordingly do not limit this aspect of' the invention except as required by the claims. In Fig. 4 the lower edge of the band or label I) is shown as being placed upon an adjustable rest 22 which fixes its position with reference to assembly A and with reference to the package which is placed between the jaws of the seizin assembly and rests in the notched upper en s of the seizers 14 and upon the adjustable arms 13 affixed to the member 2 and outside of the end seizers. Referring again to Fig. 4, a package is here shown, together with one of the labels, between the aws of assembly Ai with the same swung away from the receiver and m open position over the water-box, moistenmg rolls and adjustable label rest 22, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The space between the upright sides of the swinging member 2 and assembly A i's'sufliciently wide to clear the sides of a moistening device, as here shown, comprising a water-box 17 and moistening rolls 19, which are suitably held in pivoted arms 23 (and in which they are free to rotate) so that the lower roll, at least, is always partially immersed in the water, the lower moistening roll 19 contacting with the upper 611 19 across. which the band 6 is wiped (and also slightly rotating the same) as the seizing assemblyswings away from its forq ward position and under the receiver as shown by the dotted indications of assembly A at the right of Fig. v4. The spring 24 bearing on the lower arms 23 holds up the lower roll 19 so that it contacts with and bears the'weight of the upperroll19 The gummed portion of the label 6 is designated at g, see Fig. 4 at the right, whereas the lower portion of the opposite side of thefrom the'grasp and the. end seizers by the rams and are forced into and between the wing 32 and the spring pressed clip 34 of the rotating receiver generally designated at 36. The ram 28 is loosely jointed 'to the lever 38, and the ram 30 is pivoted to the lever 40 as clearly shown in Fig. 4, the ram 30 being the driving member and the ram 28 being the driven member on both the up and down strokes of the rams; The two rams are held together in parallel relation by means.

of bolt 31 which slidesin the opening 30 of the ram 30, and passes through a hole in ram 28. in which the bolt 31 is held, and are held in the slots'27 by means of the spring 29 which keepstherunners 28 in contact with the bottom of the slots 27 in the memhere 26. The ram30 is driven by its arm 40- through the cam operated rock-shaft and thereby moves the ram 28 up and-down,

the up and down movement of the latter, however, being delayed by means of the friction plates 52 which engage the opposite sides of the enlargement upon the fulcrumed end of the arm 38 so that the ram 28 is only moved as the screw 31 engages the ends of the'slot 30. It will be seen from Figs. 1

and 2 that the arm 38 is journaled on shaft 39 between the plates 52 which, though fixed to prevent their rotation, are adjustable to-f wards each other by means of the nut 54 holding them together so as to cause a suitable drag or friction upon the arm 38 which tends to retard the movements of the ram 28 in the upward and downward movements of the ram 30, the purpose of which will presw ently appear. The rock shaft 50 is suitably actuated through a lever 49 and cam 51 from the. rotating receiver 36 which is turnedv a step at a time between each up-stroke ,of the ram bymeans of the ratchet arm 56 (Fig. 2) which successively engages each notch in the wheel 58 aflixed to the shaft 60 to which the receiver 36 is also fastened, imparting a step-by-step rotation to the receiver. The ratchet arm 56 is actuated from the cam shaft 8 by the periphery. of cam member 55 and lever 55, and is held in contact with the ratchet wheel 58 by the spring 54. The ratchet arm is held up against the cam 55 by means of the spring 56. A stop arm 59 having a pin 59 controls the position ofthe wheel 58 after each lift of the rod ,56 as the pin 59 drops into each notch of the wheel 58. The stop arm is pivoted at 59 and held down by means of spring 61. The springcontrolled dog 53 pivoted at 54 holds the receiver from moving while the ratchetarm 56 is making its upward stroke, and the stop y arm'59 holds the receiver at a given "and-' fixed position for each insertion of a pa kage and prevents'any possible movement or back lash because of the movement of the rams in forcing or inserting a package into and between the wings 32 and the springpressed-clips '34. When the ram 30 starts up, it first advances beyond the end of. the ram 28 as from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that shownjn Fig. 10, the arms 12 by .reason of their contact with the member 26 having lifted the center seizer 12 so that the package is free along its central portion (see Fig. 4). This allows the ram 30 to pass upwardly and bend the lower edge of the label I; upwardly andabout the package, as clearly shown in Fig. 10. Atzthe same time as the package and label are forced upwardly into a recess the clip 34 completes the bending of the upper and ,gummed edge of of the label and its gummed surface. As the ram 30 continues its upward movement, its beveled surface engages and gradually lifts the end seizers 14 and thus finally releases their rasp upon the package and label 111st after t 1e rams have engaged the package and label and have started to carry them upwards. They are then forced into the space or opening between the wings 32 and the spring-pressed clips 34. As the ram 30 continues upward from the position shown in Fig. to the position shown in Fig. 11, the ram 28 is also carried upward and bears upon the lower portion of the label and package forcing the same upwardly and still further into the opening in the resilient receiving pocket. Fig. 11 shows the rains at the moment their upward stroke has been completed, and with the ram still interposed between the overlap of the label b. Fig. 12 shows the rains just after the ram 30 has completed that portion \of its downward stroke which takes place while the ram 28 is at rest (because of the'frictionplates which tend to hold the ram 28 in any position unless actuated by the bolt 31 in the slot 30 of the ram 30). This action allows the ram 30 to be partially retracted without lowering or otherwise disturbing the package, which continuesto be held by the ram 28, and as the ram 30 is retracted, the spring pressed clip 34 forces the dry gummed surface of the wrapper or label against the opposite moistened surface thereby effecting an attachment between the two as the ram 30 passes out from between the two surfaces of the label. The ram itself never comes in con tact with sticky gum for the dry gum first comes in contact with the moistened wrapper behind the retreating beveled edge of the ram 30. It will be plain from Fig. 12 that the ram 30 in the balance of its downward movement carries with it the ram 28 until the two rams are below and clear of the wings 32 of the receiver 36 so that it will again be free to be rotated another step by the ratchet arm 56.

Referring again to the rams 28 and 30, it will be noted from Fig. 6 that the runners 28 are held in the slots 27 by means of the spring 29 so that the runners engage the bottom of the slots 27 which at their upper ends are somewhat deeper; This causes the rams 2 8 and 30 to follow a""curvilinear path towards the upper end of their stroke and is a valuable feature in the snug wrapping of a soft or resilient package, though not so img, portant in the wrapping of some other packages.

This feature allows the rams to start their upward stroke and gradually press in closer to the package and label as "the rams are moved upwardly.

The packages continue around in the course of the rotation of the receiver 36 being held and pressed by the movement of the a sufficient interval during the rotation of the receiver so that the moistened and gummedsurfaces of the labels sutliciently dry to effect a permanent attachment of the same before being discharged from the receiver. As the wings of the receiver successively near their lowermost position the arm 62 with its finger and guide (33 is pressed upwardly and against each clip of the receiver as it reaches this position so that the wrapped packages are released and drop downwardly and out of the receiver as each clip is lifted. The arm 62 is actuated lever 64 from the periphery of the cam member 7 throug shaft 66 against the action of the spring 67 which tends to hold the finger 63 clear of the receiver.

The package feeding mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings (Figs. 1'4) includes a revolving reel 41 made up of two disk-like side members spaced from one another and having notches .42 in their periphcries so shaped as to be adapted to hold the packages or skeins placed therein and feed the same to assembly A, when it dwells at the forward end of its swing. Fig. 1 shows the feed reel with the available notches as having been filled by the operator and as about to deliver or deposit a package in the jaws of assembly A. The feed reel 41 is affixed to and revolved by the shaft 43 which is rotated by means of the driven pulley 44 and belt 45 from the driving pulley46 affixed to the receiver shaft 60. The reel 41 is only driven during the ro ation of the receiver shaft (50 since it is driven therefrom by thebelt- 45. The drive ratio, however, is preferably such that the reel 41 is over driven, that is, it tends to turn more than two notches per swing of assembly A toward the operator. In this way if a package should be missing from its proper place due to a failure on the part of the operator, the reel will present the packagev from a second set of notches. \Vhen every available'pair of notches is filled the belt simply slips as each package reaches assembly A and jams in the notches of the end seizers 14 and against the rests 13 so as to bring the feed reel to rest. v

The band feeding mechanism shown in the hthe drawings is adapted to feed the bands from a stack of the same, The stack of bands is contained in a removable reservoir 70 in which the bands gravitate and rest upon the inturned shelves 71 at the bottom of same. The reservoir 70 is so held as to be free to slide up and down and rests upon the arm 72 which bears under the right hand shelf 71 (Figs. 2, 3, 4, 8' and 9). The arm 72 is pivoted at 73, and is actuated by the camming on its under surface of a follower 74 (see Figs. 2 and 9) on the rod 75, which is swung back and forth by the arm 76.

The arm 76 is affixed to a rock shaft 77 which is actuated by the push rod 78, and arm 79, from'the cam 80 and spring81, the

h cam 80 being affixed to the cam shaft 8,. The

separation of the lowermost band from the a and finally carry the band downwardly bethose skilled in the art.

tween the guides 83 (they form a feed chute for the bands) during the swing of the forks 82 until the band is fed to assembly A and reaches the adjustable rest 22. The separation of the lowermost band from the stack of bands in the reservoir by the joint action of the pneumatic and mechanical means is as follows,when the forks 82 start forward the lowermost band is subjected to a. suction which holds its central portion down upon the upper surface of the member 84, having a suction aperture therein while the arm 72 simultaneously lifts the reservoir 70 and the balance of the bands therein (see Figs. 4, 8 and 9). This enables the forks 82 to pick the single band, as plainly appears from Figs. 8'and 9 of the drawings wherein the band is shown with its central portion sucked down upon the member '84. and with the reservoir lifted so that the band is so flexed so as to be considerably spaced from the other bands in the reservoir. The suction is provided by means of the action of the piston 85 in the cylinder and housing 86 which is connected by an air passage to the aperture in the upper surface of the member 84. The piston 85 is linked to the rocker arm 87 which is controlled'by the push of the rod 88 and the pull of the spring 89. In order to provide a quick pull and consequently a quick suction, a knock-action release, generally designated at 90, connects the rod 88and the cam lever 92. The knock action is released and the rod 88 jerked when the spring pressed detent 90 is pulled from beneath the fixed collar 88 on the rod 88 when the lower arm on the pivoted detent encounters the stop 91.

It will be seen from the foregoing de scription and accompanying drawings that I the entire mechanism is actuated and controlled by means of various springs and cam movements, and timed from the cam shaft to which the driving cams are affixed, from which description and drawings and mode of operation and advantages of my package banding machine will be clearly and sufficiently understood and appreciated by The embodiment of the invention substantially as herein disclosed has been found to give very satisfactory service in eve gday facto use in the handsof unskilled ra'tivesr It will, of course, while I have illustrated one practical eme, understood that bodimentof'my invention, I do not limit myself to the precise form, construction and arrangement ofits several arts, nor to, for example, the exact method of aflixing toglpther the overlapping 1 rtions of the flexle wrapperrq I" there ore am'entitled to reserve and do reserve the privilege of adopting all such changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. I a

Iclaimz- 1. In a wrap ingmaehine, the combination of means or positioning the wrapper relative to the article to be wrap ed, a

rotating receiver having a plurahty of.

claspin devices each arranged to receivev and de 1ver :a wrapped article, means 'for giving an intermittent movement to the same; a rock shaft having jaws open to receive the article to be wrapped and its a wrapper when adjac'ent the means for posibeing-so arranged and timed as tofold the wrapperabout the article to be wrapped during the rockin of the rock shaft and the reciprocation o the ram; and means for releasing the wrapped article from the receiver.

2. In a wrapping machine the combination of a rotating receiver having a pluralityof clasping devices each arranged to receive and deliver a wrapped article, and means for giving an intermlttent movement to the same, a rock shaft having jaws open to receive the article to be wrapped and its wrapper and closed to grasp the article and wrapper on the forward rocking. of said shaft, a device for making the wrapper adhesive, a reciprocating ram for transferring the article and its wrapper from the jaws of the rock shaft to the receiver, means article and its wrapper in contact with and past the device for making the wrapper adhesive and between the ram and receiver,

means for reciprocatin the ram, the oper-- for rocking. the rock shaft to .carry the I to grasp the article and wrapper on the forward rocking of said shaft, a-device for making the wrapper adhesive, a reciprocating ram for transferring the article and its wrapper from the jaws of the rock shaft to the receiver, means for rocking the rock shaft to carry the article and its wrapper in contact with and past the device for making the wrapper adhesive and between the ram and receiver, means for reciprocating the ram, the operation of the rock shaft, ram and receiver being so arranged and timed as to moving the fold the wrapper about the article to be wrapped during the rocking of the rock shaft and the reciprocation of the ram. 1

v 4. A wrapping machine having in combination, a clasping device arranged to receive a wrapped article, jaws open to receive the article to be wrapped and its wrapper and closed to grasp the article and wrapper; a device for making the wrapper adhesive; a reciprocating ram for transferring the article and its wrapper from the jaws to the receiving means; means for moving the jaws to carry the article and its wrapper in contact with and past the device for making the wrapper adhesive between the ram and said receiving means, means for reciprocating the ram, the operation of the jaws, ram and receiving means being so arranged and timed as to fold the wrapper about the article to be wrapped during the carrying movement of the jaws and the reciprocation of the ram.

5. A wrapping machine having in combination, a receiver having a clasping device arranged to receive a wrapped article, jaws open to receive the article to be wrapped and its wrapper, and then closed to grasp the article and wrapper; a reciprocating ram for transferring the article and its wrapper from the jaws to the receiver, means for jaws to carry the article and its wrapper between the ram and receiver, means for reciprocating the ram, tion of the jaws, ram and receiver being so arranged and timed as to fold the wrapper about the article to be wrapped during the carrying movement of the jaws and the reciprocation of the ram.

6. A wrapping machine having in combination, a receiver arranged to receive a wrapped article. means open to receive and grasp the article to be wrapped and its the operawrapper, an appliance for transferring the article and its wrapper from said means to the receiver, mechanism for moving the said means to carry the article and its wrapper to the receiver, the operation of the said mechanism, appliance, and receiver being so arranged and timed as to foldthe wrapper about the article to be wrapped durin the carrying movement, and the actuation o f said appliance.

7. In a package wrapping machine, a receiver adapted to grasp a band and package and inserting means for placing packages in said receiver adapted to cooperate with said receiver to complete the wrap of a flexible band about a package, after placing said package in said receiver. 1

8. In a package wrapping machine, receiving means adapted to receive and press u on a banded package, inserting means for p acing a package in said receiving means while wrapping the same and adapted to cooperate with said receiving means to complete the wrap of a flexible band about a package after placing said package in said receiving means, and means to eject said wrap ed package from said receiving means.

9. n a package wrapping machine, receiving means adapted to receive and press upon a banded package, inserting means adapted to cooperate with said receivingmeans to complete the wrap of a flexible band about a package While engaging the package in said receiving means, means to eject said wrapped package from said receiving means, and means adapted to uniformly present packages with their respective wrappers to said inserting means.

10. In a package wrapping'machine, receiving means adapted to receive and press upon a banded package, inserting means adapted to cooperate with said receiving means to apply a flexible band about the package while wrapping the same, means to release said wrapped package from said receiving means, and means for initially holding the packages and bands together to uniformly present the same to said inserting means.

11. In a ackage wrapping machine, means for ho ding a package and band together in contact with one another, means subsequently operable to remove said package and band from said holding means and insert the same in a receiver while completing the banding in conjunction with said receiver.

12. In a package wrapping machine, means for holding a package and band in contact with one another, means for making said band adhesive, transferring means adapted to take said package from said holding means and bend the band about said package, and receiving means adapted to complete the wrap of said band about said ackage in conjunction with 'said transerrin means.

13. n a package wrapping machine, a receiver for the banded packages and means adapted to simultaneously insert a package and band in said receiver-including a mempackage.

20. In a package wrapping machine, means means for feeding indlvidual bands from a stack of the same in a reservoir, a suction device, means for raising said reservoir ber adapted to cooperate with said receiver relative to said suction device so that when to complete the wrap of a flexible band about a package.

14. A package banding machine having in combination, means to hold package and band in contact, and wrapping means including a rotating receiver having yieldable pockets and means to insert said package and band in the pockets of said receiver adapted to cooperate with the same to complete thewrap ofthe band about the package, and means for ejecting packages from said receiver.

15. In a package banding machine, in

. combination, a receiver, means adapted to place a package in said receiver comprising two members, one of which is so controlled as to continue to bear against the package while'the other member retracts from said package.

' 16. In apackage banding machine, in com-h bination, a receiver, inserting means adapted to place a package in said receiver comprising two reciprocating members, means adapted to hold one of said members against and retain the package in said receiver while the other member retracts from between the adjacent gummed and ungummed surfaces of said wrapper.

17. The combination in a package wrapping machine of means for receiving and carryingto wrapping position an art cle to be wrapped and a wrapper while gripping the same together,'a transferring means, a receiving means, and means for actuating the carrying, transferring and receiving means so as to cause them to complete the wrap of the said article and transfer it to the receiver.

18. In a package wrapping machine, a reservoir for holding a stack of hands, a suction device adapted to separate a band from said stack, and means for taking a band thereby separated and assembling said band with a package in a holder adapted togrip a package and band together, and means subsequently operable to. receive the assembled package and band and complete the wrap of the band about the package.

19. In a package wrapping machine, a reservoir for holding a stack of'bands, a suction device adapted to separate a band from said stack, means for taking a band thereby separated and assembling said band with a package in a holder adapted to grip a package and band together, and a package feeding device adapted to feed packages to said holder, and means subsequently operable to receive the assembled package and band the reservoir is raised. a portion of. the lowest band is flexed by said suction device andthe movement of said reservoir, and mechanism for removing the lowest band from said stack and assembling the band thus removed (package wrapping machine, a

reservoir, andmechanism for removing the lowest band from said stack and assembling the bands thus removed with a package in said'machine.

22. In a package wrapping machine, a receiver for the banded packages inserting means for placing packages in said receiver adapted to cooperate with said receiver to wrap a flexible band about a package, means for feeding individual bands from a stack of the same including a suction device, means for raising said stack relative to said suction device so'that when the stack is raised the lowest band is separated, and mechanism for removing the separated band from said,

stack and assembling the band thus removed with a package. I

23. In a package wrapping machine, a-

receiver for the banded packages, inserting means for placing packages in said receiver adapted to cooperate with said receiver to wrap a flexible band about a package, a package feeding device, means for feeding individual bands from a stack of the same including a suction device, means for raising said stack relative to said suction device 1 so that when the stack is raised the lowest band is separated, and mechanism for removing the separated band from said stack and assembling the band thus removed with a package.

24. In a package wrapping machine, I

means for holding apackage and band together in contact with one another, package and band feeding devices adapted to feed packages and bands to said holding means, means subsequentlyoperable to remove said package and band from said holding means and insert the same in a receiver while completing the banding in conjunction with said receiver.

' 25. In a package wrapping machine, a

reservoir adapted to'hold a stack of bands, means for delivering the bands successively to an assembly holder, a rotatable package feed wheel having a plurality of means for holding single packages at intervals on its periphery, means for rotating said feed Wheel to deliver the packages successively to an assembly holder in position to be wrapped by the bands, means for rendering the bands adhesive, means for wrapping the band about the package, and means for delivering the wrapped package successively to clasping devices peripherally arranged on a rotatable receiver, said receiver being adapted to retain its hold and press upon the wrapped packages until the adhesion of the ends of the respective bands is effected.

26. In a package wrapping machine, the combination of a feed chute for bands, means for feeding bands successively through said chute to assembly position, a package feed wheel rotatable on a horizontal axis having a multiplicity of peripheral receiving means for packages, and means for rotating said wheel to bring said packages successively to said assembly position for positioning with said bands, means for stopping the rotation of said feed wheel while the package is in said assembly position until the package is removed from the feed wheel by. the assembly mechanism, means for making said bands adhesive and for wrapping said package by said band, and means for clasping said wrapped package until the adhesive has set and for delivering the package from the clasp.

27. In a package wrapping machine, the combination of a feed chute for bands, means for feeding bands successively through said chute to assembly position, a package feed wheel rotatable ona horizontal axis having a multiplicity of peripheral receiving means for packages, and means for rotating said wheel to bring said acka es successively to said assembly position or positioning with said bands, each of said packages stopping the rotation of said feed wheel when in said assembly position until the package is removed from the feed wheel by the assembly mechanism, means for making said bands adhesive and for wrapping said package by said band, and means for clasplng said wrapped package until the adhesive has set and for delivering the package from the clasp.

ANALDO M. ENGLISH. 

